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Caroll Spinney, "Sesame Street" puppeteer who played Big Bird, dies at 85

Name: Caroll Spinney, "Sesame Street" puppeteer who played Big Bird, dies at 85
Uploaded: 2019-12-09T07:30:20-0500
Duration: 2 min 46 s
Description: Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at his Connecticut home. He was 85 years old. Anthony Mason reports on his decades-long career.

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at his Connecticut home. He was 85 years old. Anthony Mason reports on his decades-long career.